Xiaomi 18 Pro Max review: privacy display and rear screen come with trade-offs

A review of the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max highlights its privacy display, which uses a grille over half the pixels and beats Samsung's S26 Ultra in sharpness and zone control, but worsens viewing angles, reduces clarity and is useless in landscape. The taller rear display now sits flush with the cameras, and AI can generate new rear-screen functions in 3–5 minutes.

• Privacy mode dims selected areas and can toggle automatically by location
• Trade-offs: worse viewing angles, lower sharpness, no protection in landscape
• In Honkai: Star Rail peak performance holds for 11 minutes, then ~55 fps
• The AI button is barely customizable and Hyper XiaoAi Memory is mostly Chinese-only